Inkling Models by Thinking Machines Lab
1 model2026Up to 1m ctxFrom $1/1M input
Last refreshed 2026-07-15. Next refresh: weekly.
Details
ResearcherThinking Machines Lab
LicenseApache 2.0OSI-approved
Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2026
Max context1m
Capabilities
VisionAll models
MultimodalAll models
ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
About
Inkling is Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight general-purpose multimodal model family. Its initial 975B-total-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model accepts text, image, and audio inputs and produces text output with a 1M-token context window and controllable thinking effort. Compare it for Coding, RAG, Agents, Long context, Vision, and JSON / Tool use.
Decision facts
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
1 in view
InklingCurrent
Use when the workload needs 1m context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use.
2026-071m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling | Use when the workload needs 1m context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use. | 2026-07 | 1m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release group2026-07
1 current
Inkling
Current1m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Specifications(1 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters | Vision | Multimodal | Reasoning | JSON / Tool use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling | 2026-07 | 1m | 975B total, 41B active | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Available From(2 providers)
Pricing
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling | Baseten API | $1 | $4.05 | Serverless |
| Inkling | Tinker | $1.87 | $4.68 | Provisioned |